St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-28
AMONG THE HORSES.
Arrangements Being Made for the Kittson,
De Graft and Sherwood Great Sale
of Trotters.
It is to Take Place on the 9th Day of June
Next at the Midway
Grounds.
DR.. Bryant and Charlie RadcIiff Buy
ing More Trotters and Pacers--
Foals at Lake Elysfan.
Commodore Kittson Loses the Thor
oughbred Mare Nemesis, by the
Great Eclipse.

At meeting held at Commodore Kilt
sons Office, Charles A. De Graft, George
w. Sherwood and Commodore Kittson con-
cluded to hold their annual sale OF the
Youngsters of Midway park, Lake Elysian
and Sheldon stock farms on the Sth day OF
June next. This sale will be conducted
and managed exclusively by Messrs, Kilt
son, Sherwood and De Graft, with the auc-
tioneer, Capt. Kidd, of Kentucky, who Of
ticiated at the previous sales. 1t was fur
Their determined to hold this sale at Midway
instead of at the state fair grounds, as Mid
way is nearer and more convenient, and the
cOmmodore's buildings will afford ample
accommodations for continuing the sale
in case it should rain. These sales were
begun several years ago by Commodore
Kittson and MesSrS. De Graft and Sher-
wood largely for the purpose of advancing
the general interest throughout the state i'll
the matter of breeding the well bred Amer
lean trolter, or road horse. These three
gentlemen had expended large sums of
money for the purpose of securing the best
and most fashionably bred representatives
Of the trotter. They brought into the state,
and have them here now, number of ami
mails that are as well bred as any i'll the
United States. There are none better bred
In Kentucky or California. They did a
great work for the state of Minnesota when
they brought those animals to this common
wealth. and the produce of these animals
will add to the wealth, the comfort and the
endowment of this state many millions of
dollars in the future. In order to give all
people in the state an opportunity to secure
the advantage to be derived from this we'll
bred stock, they joined together and adver-
tised sale of its produce with view OF
distributing it all over the state. They did
not expect the stock would sell for anything
like what it was worth, and SO far as
learned they wey were not disappointed
IN this The stock sold cheap, very
cheap, but it was sold, and was
scattered about the state. To this extent
the three gentlemen named above had cause
to be much gratified. So far as pecuniary
matters were concerned the sale was not
marked success. The second sale was very
much the same. other parties having been
let into it. This was a mistake, and the
three gentlemen who inaugurated the
system now see it and have corrected it.
1t is not desirable to go into the particulars
to point out how OF why they made mis-
take. 1t was clearly and distinctly
found to be such. The remedy has been APP
piled and this year the stock sold will be the
produce only of the stock owned by Messrs.
Kittson. DeGraff and Sherwood. There will
be no room for any question as to the breed
ing of the youngsters. When buyer pur-
chases anything there he can rest assured
that it is bred precisely as it is announced
in the printed catalogue, and everything
will be done in manner to insure conf
dence. 1t is at these sales that purchasers
can secure the sons and daughters of such
well-known stations as Alexander, Wood
ford Wilkes, Baymont, Blackwood, il,
Won Arnim, Revenue, Memory, Empire
Wilkes and Railroad. This sale will take
place ON June. s. next, at Midway The
catalogue will be published in due time.